le sniff!

I'm currently camped out in front of the Weather Channel, watching coverage of Hurricane Ernesto (shut up; Big Brother's been preempted. Fucking Redskins.), and they've got an embedded reporter in Shockoe Bottom in Richmond and ... i miss the South, y'all. I miss getting all worried about hurricanes and watching the TV as long as we have power and hot humidity and i realize i'm just a stone's throw away from the actual South, but it feels like much, much farther. Earlier they had a feature on Myrtle Beach, and it made me think of all the weekends i spent there hanging out, and sigh. Gotta go home.

these things make my life good.

I am enamoured of the following phrases, which have just popped into my life recently:

1) hideous paper jamboree
2) go down in a hail of bullets (cliched, i know, but still it pleases me)
3) the fact remains that James is an adult man on national TV crying about a girl who stole his doll.

That last one, especially, i love. Thanks to the various boards for indulging my need for linguistic amusement.


In other news: over at Fandom Talk, i've been chosen as the FULL-TIME RECAPPER FOR HEROES!! Premiering Monday, Sept. 25, at 9pm on NBC. Tune in, y'all, it's gonna be awesome.

And then hie yourselves to FT to discuss. And read my recaps, natch.


In other other news: I'm maybe sort of trying to find a job in Richmond. Thoughts?

summertime's calling me

Okay, so i just got paid for my mad recapping skillz, and i'm looking for a beach music compilation (lately i have been OBSESSED with beach music and shagging). I can't find any single cd or box set that contains all the songs i want. Therefore, i have created my own list of the Top Ten Beach Music Songs Ever of All Time:

1) More Than a Number -- The Drifters
2) Carolina Girls -- General Johnson & Chairmen of the Board
3) Miss Grace -- The Tymes (this one is KEY, y'all!)
4) I Love Beach Music -- The Drifters
5) Give Me Just A Little More Time -- Chairmen of the Board
6) You've Got Me Dangling on a String -- Chairmen of the Board
7) 39-21-40 Shape -- The Showmen
8) Lady Soul -- The Temptations
9) With This Ring -- The Platters
10) ...and obviously, Summertime's Calling Me -- The Catalinas

iTunes, here i come!

perks.

Not long ago i received this e-mail at work:

"Please come down to the lobby today at 3pm for ice cream. We have chocolate and strawberry Sundae cups along with lemon or watermelon Italian ice.

Many thanks to Jon Haber for providing this break in this very hot day.

P.S. - Our rooftop sensors read 102.3deg. Come and get it while it's cold!"

How great is my company?!